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Show LAKE SALT POLYGAMY. ON DISCUSSION PROF. PRATT ORSON his bro iftho man liko not to take his brother's wife, then lot My Lusband's bro the olders, und ther's wife go up to tho gate unto he will not in Israel, ther refuseth ty raise up unto his brotbor a name perform the duty of my husband's brother. and speak unto him: Ani if the elders of his city shall call him, And DR. NEWMAN. P. J. commencing at Then stand to it, and any, I like not to take him in the presence of the unto Then shall h's brother's wife come face, and shall elders, and loose his shoe from off' his foot, and spit in his that will not build up done unto that man bay, So shall it be his brother's house, Israel, in The house of him that hath bis hia name shall be DISCUSSION. ARGUMENT before 1 appear PROF. OF audience this shoe discuss to subject that is interesting to the a is doubt noon I may y stated is Bible, the in proper consider discussion. under question the examining read what wi'l 1 Deuteronomy in as the words of spake to Moses; plurality of law, a is Lord the in who of sanction a a the and it for wives. Law certainly it given is him must be regulate to first of wives that plurality the marriage forced of wife is and days, They least, "If at a law, monogamic at that time existing families of man where before the centuries family, so far as than wife one of days for informed; Bible the doss Isaac had. 119. We come inform not more to find Here, then. cles. ledged law under was not only Jacob and the rights fifth of the chapter hand two the twelve that tribes he Israel of also were eration these laws, already in families and therefore. were existence. If only, it THE !'DUTY We will to his with Israel them from of or an institution regulate is law limited to monogamic learned opponent to upon my establish this point. to the MARRIAGE" OF QUESTION. refer to a dus 21 st chapter, time). It may men keeping verses commencing with ing be well the real to the preced three seventh: a maidservant, she shall not gO out man roll his daughter to be hath betrothed do. If she please not her master, who me to sell her unto A her to himeolf, then shall he let her be redeemed; hath dealt deceitfully power, seeing he nation he shall have no strange nor unto his son, he shall deal with with her. And if he have betrothed of daughters. wife, her If be tale him another her after they manner foul, her raiment, and her duty of marriage shall he not diminish. And if a ay the following .Ilso the Anal if he do verse, the not these three unto eleventh: her, from does have reference wives. objection will nature of this lawful to two be taken to the word "wife" from fact that the the it is in Italics. go out free without then shall she money, I think passage and was that it may -"another It so placed certainly he that wife"by to Israel was law make vast mother full R t was all Old alone, But unjust? Testament there as no is New or The with him, Shall we 8011 to because Cain say it We can bring monogamy, or the one- down to the him was sinful do. never legal. We come murderer. other not did that in - his a murder There slaying o0 to be a of' ground ADAM with the :13 the is SEDUCTION. refer you, will be lith found ¡4 law of 22d chapter, Exodus; No; Cain of was the now let us and 29th 28th who also. bearing her, marry fine a me infer that because that book is revealed will with lie her, he shall pay law the on law he was a was the posterity short very very a time there Their JOSH not reason should his posterity Would any one two gardens? cause God gave a command to draw the conclusion Adam cultivate that any of Eden, est time dress to There is no expression historical certain occasion, this iy historical that it, one a of to each these in that, same to the and no matters; of Adam was from the clothing made sking any of or if he maid found a the to were justified polygamist, one the this day that Divine Creator. in argue taken him. there law the of they acting were all the women in If there had been was nothing LAW I would like the law CONCERNING to dwell world, upon 1 a father. the in act. monogamist, a the law been d have all of linuse been ill mar this the are n wife; This posterity violation WOMEN. but I have 31, I will refer and 16th 15th you, in Chroni 20 Verses: the Lord sons and all the daugh book the in that we question. I had no desired the to ideas monogamists, of man. wicked very a and Joash Jehoiada must have "beastly polygamist" the man who received a wives. taking two wives first. us biography, of let There terms. before the we could this great honor upon him he because WAS hundred the kings, because toward his house. God and the kings; honor they did bestow had done good. In to two wives Jonsb, which was a the first place, be had given authority God had upon very good act. for he was the highest at that time; and God sanctioned the earth polygumy by out the age of' this man to 130 years, a very long lengthening age in these days. THE COMMAND I But I shall which have to hasten have nos time chaptor, 2nd on, TO man stole a there are many pas. has lost, that, and God the assume that Supposing to will. BIBLE. It a prophecy and that you flames the the pre arranged organ an is book precepts, history of promises Itis to be of language spoken by the angels God spoken in all angelic a had the understood with its all and and of blaze that langunge took hu But he and imperfections, terms. and poverty and garment Babylonish theft, the not approve nor wedge a those are gold. of God did in the recorded acts history to real Bible 1.8 We arc and, in and Herodotus, Tacitus rend Xenophon, we Bancroft, with this dis modern times, llume, Gibbon and dowe Ierodotus, Tacitus, or others we take tinction: our for Bible imitation. -when I not have read we but are we whether Bible is true, truth. historic or according ion, ing. make and corded as and parcel that and which we So take the subject or used is truth read between parcel the of of record which is it what record of history, aS simply is re nation, great n or biography of some eini there for our imita recorded shall have God's account at to give an Scriptural poetry poetry of the Bible. of liomer, Virgil, to the same rules as the poetry of the Young, with this exception, that the poetry for bar. Bible mandatory truth, history, distinction tion, Milton prophetic should therefore make a distinct kind of composition we are read the part and part be reading are a a are it We to we If that not always sure what we sure that what is recorded in the mentioned, true, is to of We come convey thought thought; and there grand in Bible poetry. imagery a or is no it and to my mind is sublime & inspired writ thank God, that the They erg were impartial in recording biographical history. recorded the virtues and the vices of men; they did not ‹lis nor did they the faults even of their eminent friends, guise condemnation upon such; but they always stop to pronounce fact, biography, which I to one and for recorded 0110 stream of time. ard and the this is just they as therefore, that is it composed of the and is New Testament of a commentary, along and and gives Christ comes Moses; principles holds gives an the my exposition an the stand. Old and relation prominent a in exposition of underlie Christianity: which along came book, The Testament, Old other. the It discussion. this in to sense. of the law some and of of those then his prove this, -that what Moses simply of the Ten Com Moses has said is true. Take his exposition as they were given amid the thunders of Mount mandments. has Sinai, and you find that he written on 2 commentary Decalogue, showing to bringing out its hidden meaning, the us that women to the law the man lust. Such Christ. is the commentary book, Polygamy? Not, Latter-day Saints, versy; that is not For is well the what that the Old woman with salacial law, the Lord on is a the not by marries Je ANALYZED. has been New, sane made to the brought into this and Testament revelation question more not QUESTION this only who (n adulterer who looks but THE sloes of an is than one, sus Now The flame what are of man the lle has by spoken to us in terms with all its excellencies. his us. understand pleasure concerning which can WE friends, that is fact, all that it is great my But A Al Bible the neither in is approved by the written was it written for our imitation. Achan mighty, nor tion HOSEA. although original revelation, THE have language, references toward "Because he hal done good in Israel, both they buried him towards His house," among el him in that manner; and the reason why God's READ is grand Audi they buried him in the city of Darid among had dono good in Israel, both toward God, and not is pretended book. TO at throne; But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when and thirty years old was he when he died. he the of in consumed no matter or and judged of poetry of narrative. threateniugs; of rhetoric and logic. It by the ordinary rules of grammar, spoken language, There is a language is written in human the and had God revealed Jim Godhead, by the persons in could not the language we have understood self in that New Testament. died; a flood this HOW look droadful priest that man must accord But what have been, Let 119 see ing to the arguments of monogamists! what kind he appears. In this same chapter, in the 15th of a character 16th verses: and ho become has name of the Lord. the redundancy many The other passages to which I wish to draw your attention. will refer you will be found in Num next passage to which This chapter, 17th and 18th verses, chaptor hers, 31st that nent man. is that that revelation, you or WIVES. a him. longer. which to 2d, TWO IS We will take who received the wires from the high Josh, God sight of the est authority had on earth, did "right in the Did he Lord, all the days of Johoiada the priest." What! do right when Johoiada took two wives tor him and gavo them to him? Yes: 80 says the word of God, the Bible, and you question is Polygamy Does the Bible sanction know for for were made them; hare taken CAPTIVE did According been law might limit to . ters. that or he more, the in of passage chapter, AND to of monogamist silver assume But men general. is a And and expressed Why, no. We should think commanded in the early ages? man had lost all powers of reason who would argue this A in his speech, Adam had As our Delegate remarked way. of lose therefore, manuscripts which have been furnished, formed, and handed down to us, that is our standard. and I will be to speak to the people, here I am is with this of Adam shall confine their was of law or that it an expression from historical fact? If the nos By no means. which they must not deriate ! clothing out of wool. terity of Adam see fit to manufacture other material whatever, would or any or flax, or cotton. any that unfold. Mr. Joseph Smith had in his bosom? served copy which that that old I hold therefore book comes to Certainly not. and that whatever has become of the us with authority; single law which was right in the eight of And days of Jehoiada the priest. Jehoiada took tor him two wives, and begat he lat beasts. of all the one say that practice in accordance Will fact. his of Eve next 24th Joush more? they Bible the and some manuscripts authentic word No; for him leaven? original to to seduction, there not only marry her, would not have would inmates be garden gave him clothing on Again, God the tailor, -cloth the Lord himself being nakedness cles, cultivate the his posterity garden law not facts. the cover and a keep have all simply to why and it should The indeed. idea strange question the not High of recognized. were mean with eXistence. in of create two women, woull There are a great many his the that facts concerning days of recorded torical For instance. he were not to be examples to his posterity. of garden. was ordered to cultivate the garden be this was consumed in polygamy, here were to practise by the wife of Joseph Smith, does that invalidate of given is the money the to turn 110 of shall they that whether not and fifty shekels of an unmarried aL upon "Does the importance is utmost Persepolis, therefore and The hear the numarried. doomed have God ab 22d Exodus a right to do so. perfect The idea that that has any Adam because the Lord dil the of the where rerses, to penalty; mattered fame P of what in in was there given Ent any law their seducers or their patrons; monogamist. ried off to tor who does not If there was to Adam to prevent him taking another wife? know that females would far rather be married than prostitute King James' translation. time? such a law, it is not recorded in themselves as they do at the present And they would this man and that man and the other man. If there be such a law recorded, perhaps it is in some of the lay in wait to entrap if the that differ so It much from each other. may be to get out of these brothels, and as the law is general, originals argued in the case of Adam that the Lord created but one same law had existed in our day, it would soon bare broken this earth. If the houses of ill fame. some secret Lord saw There might have been 111) woman to begin the reopling of had evil." a evils, but it would up the "social bare broken proper to create butt, one woman for that purpose, he was Adan consideration is It discussion the burned that comply as a pen man, be must another and sanctioning command establishing That was If this law command. polygamy, suctioning it by Divine put in force in modern times, among modern have been could what a vast amount Christian nations, ofevil been would have It is proverbial that among all the na avoided in the earth. nation of modern Europe, 05 well as in our own great of prostitution, is vast Christian nations--there a alouut Now, i: bonses of ill fame. and prostitates of varions forms. to Israel, had been re-enacted by this law, which God gave and legislatures and of these the: law makers parliaments In the consequence? various nations, what would have been therefore, case GENTLEMEN: AND | alty. so Lamech? This shall law: be shall pay the or il he polygamy, like would but It Au but be bare verses. a we MONOGAMY. AND AND will I which to RAPE or whether Whetber married polygamist, if he committed this crime, and committed the crime there specified, to it NEWMAN. P. J. times- I will war. to this mean an unmarried man? The nation wherein both forms of marriage If it does and wherein single men existed. that was or but, subjeci; hours by mutual to speak 011 this great nine three. In has been reduced view of consent, the time therefore this fact, proceed at once to the consideration a There is 110 information. and the murder he murderer a and two of Ile polygamist; Does inan. persons young marriage just as good monogamist days Lamech. DR. LADIES our the to OF at once; and, its elements ing time, we propose to analyze the If a man find damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay on her, and lie with her, hold and they be foundio Then the man that lay with her shall the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall bo his wife; because he hath humb'ed her, he may not put her away all his days. and kind make and system, of law a this of argument for of ancient men AND P'olygamy?" proceed we subject: a born monogamy murderer? No; wife any the between there connection in forth polygamy, and Deuteronomy, as so far lemn a no give the stands the to the best of King according judgment James, translators I the text. do consideration they could form. taking into to dwell at great length not any upon intend, at present, a plu this declaring that this does sanction passage. merely is con. rality of wives, so far as my judgment and opinion literal ex• reading of the scriptures so far as cerned. wife, question The sanction will ex It themselves. Does one and con wa- happened scriptures invalidate it wife Ile commit the far as connection passage next a land. his taken the UMPIRES HONORABLE thirty-two sare to that is not betrothed, entire a maid el:all surely endow her to be his wife. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, according to the dowry of virgins. against but Lord Israel And if a law POLYGAMY. AND as told CONCERNING LAWS 16th and them women alive that go all chapter, Cain have but obedience to God's law, their through gospel, would it not have cut off from the been have you we have the lebrew, their destiny, the original, been translations; in the Greek New Testa Septuagint and by the ment the (reek, which have been and are accepted therefore the point the gen most eminent Biblical scholars; lost is a that so many manuscripts arc bag leman makes [throw it away as useless as a rush. Would he atelle. commands would God for examples men, all right; we will yield the point, if there can be eri brought forward to that effect. "When you go forth 10 dence war if you see a beautiful woman"-not you unmarried men solutely wives not are inspiration, no matter whether lost uscripts, unjust their they eri will follow me, can any who bring forth opponent, the passage under con law from the of God, or from to unmarried that this law to prove was limited sideration, who had may refer you to also t a was monogamist. He was are informed. He we find killed his own brother. We man, having wicked very Of course, the A8 he was driven out into the land of Nod. Nod, Cain Lord had not created any females in the land of was must why Midianitish This wives. take to good ARGUMENT dence other any right by practised thou money, for my refuse We ing passage which will he found in Exo (I suppose there are 10th verse some gentle next calculated was that the wives. Was gen and will devolve evidence forth intended called song begat the twelve sprang; and polygamy as it originated were in that nation, was continued among to generation down until the coming existed bring Chroni were acknow first-born -maidens, with whom women the whom having Jacob, 1st of and polygamic monogamic families, before The house of Israel consideration was given. the two wives of founded in polygamy; but the were from the in both in the wives, recorded will you to 1'AS Ja son pertain whose first-born There father and not to- the mother. were nol the to ed who were entitled to the rights four first -born sons to Jacob The but only first-born to Jacob first born, one. of the and, he birth have retained the would was Reuben, the law of heaven. Because he not transgressed right had It was taken from of transgression he lost that privilege. or rather to the two sons of Joseph, him and given to Joseph, as and and polygamy, find polygamy commanded, we must come to the cannot that it is a legal We form of marriage. the and was a polygamist, who cob known well is together; they, if in monogamic if it but another, to follow. sanction "Does the Bible poly of women. the clements of the question bad a surplus recollected that the Israelites Does the is emphatic. Bible--The the males that had been Every word to the destruction of gamy?" to refer no need text or in the until Bible--God's word, whether in the original going on for al long period of' time--about cighty years fe as the reveal by Christendom translation, which is accepted During this time Boses went to deliver Israel from Egypt. this old book down from the surplus of them in the ed will of God; which has come making males were spared alive. A different under men, midst of Israel; but the hord saw there was not enough: and baory past, this old book written by to spare them great and object; provision for by commanding yet for one grand made more different circumstances, lIe If of plenary these captive keep them alive for themselves. book that women and this comes to us under the authority monogamic will a a in destroy and few perhaps moments first-born, though twius time, short the first and second, or only vening between and honored were respected had rights, and those rights was as LAMECI inter This for them, two ill-fecling. on twins, had a dispute, or at least an cob, being time had at a certain purchasJacob of Esau. because the part is, his birth -right. The ed the right, of the first born--that Moges. to refer a captivity from father and her her of I in married had 50 thousand with on a par conclusion; for it stands wherever consequently, form of marriage: we find either righteous men or wicked men, whatever may of their lives, it does not of he their practices in the course with one wife with or marriage fect the legality of their prac he raiment shall be, if thou have no delight will; but thou shalt not sell her nt it woman they bad an equal the reason plain the dwell opposition me to thy a equal of same house that is meant, 111 same neighborhood, the in Israel; law day until the Israel from must have ad And the Christian religion they into the because these polygamists Church, condemned if they had not observed this have been they could penalty attached to it, and There was n without come polygam- this in verse: whither she C'hrist. of divorcing the Israel in This upon them. in polygamists as we here conclusion not exclu in giving Lord therefore that acknowledged are man have two wives.' of Israel house as This seems to have been of this law. prior to the a prior existence, I will refer, that had question a to regulate to the passage, monogamic family from this before I proceed that the declaration Esau and Ja of leanc, wherein we have . in did cither red not only to successive wives or if the first wife had been of his first wife. after the death but to wives who were con legal cause, for some divorced Israel, which families reany call temporary. as there were [ if that were polygamists. might necessary, be proved the of this principle concerning here refer to the existence in monogamic and poly gamic families rights of the first * in days should have been been both inconsistent ground we are some evidence, the They were aud polygamy. neither were they exclusively monogamists; There were those some can the well sively find contrary. passage this in known that tised both monogamy It and is proper legal This as wife. we the to testimony some as wives, single a until take to just is And un to obey it, lence there must polygamists in of perhaps thousands, to obedience Jesus came, who were living in Israel, when had if they who this law and would have been condemned to them, if was preached When the gospel disobeyed it. admitted into the Christian Church they could not have been the may families in wherein, inheritances wires contemporary be or may have been divorced refers to both classes. successive that are and wives condemned of wires is nowhere And inasmuch as plurality law a right to beliere from this God, we have law of in the I country not be justified and have been hundreds, the son of the hated for tho first-born, by shall acknowledge that he hath; for ho is the beginning uf giving him a double portion of all first-born is his. his strength; the right of tho be Here living together ancient law. born: seif, This living saine binding loved -giver Not married footing, permanent aL of persons persons number coming Great upon binding is to bewail her remain in thine house, and u and be bor husband, month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, thy wife. she shall be and in'her, then thou shalt let her 1 breth- dwelling together. the kinsmen, but on established that to hut the hated, and they and anotber one beloved If a mall have two wires, if tho tirst and the hated; and both the beloved have borne him children, he maketh his 80119 | mitted shall be, when hated: Then it that was born he hers make the son of the he not hath, that h: may would to inherit that which ho the first is indeed tho hated, which first -born before the son of But be would legality unmarried verse: ; it gencral, is polygamy: with do God absolute monogamy. whether married unmar. or ly does command all persons, or -brethren dwelling together, ried, it makes no difference near kinsmen dwelling together-which shows that it is not in will be found passage which to a attcution 17th from the 15th to the the 21st chapter your call wires THE LAW RESPECTING law upon all near kinsmen brethren, or unmarried and to you #1st chapter, a simply remarks the this has refer K) her. thou hast humblod of her, berause married shalt not nuke merchandise proved If it can be law is gencral. The and unmarried. already nation, as 1 this law was given to have a that the Now the original, or from any source whatever, from which practised polygamy as well as monogamy: and shown, will have to be up. given wo beautiful law is not general, then the point consequently, if polygamist saw a woman, here is that not a law beautia But if that cannot be proven, then monogamist saw captives; can. or if a and if we but commands it: if an only sanctions polygamy, unmarried man saw ful Woman among the captives; or plurality of then general, the law being find one law where a command is given, beautiful among the captives, occasion. the upon I such make and shall ren What asked, be that,as unswer important 10 us, and no subject of plurality of wives the country at large, namely: l'oly is stated, "Does the Bible sanction ay the question or, way of apology to the audience, state, by I would gamy?" debates. It all unaccustomed that I have been of ever having do not recollect I is something new to me. the course of my life on in any held but one or two debates in thirty years ago, last one some think the was I subject. But I feel great pleasure this after the city of Edinburgh. of for the before this nudience purpose in appearing certainly may she shall put the And loosed. It 10th the the chil among women, let me in Deuteronomy, scripture, of practised was captive a And PRATT. taking prove by ten thousand ex Supposing I should thine enemies, and the Lord was practised in ancient from the Biblo that polygamy amples When thou goest forth to war against them thou bast taken it? No; God hath delivered them into thine hands, and Israel; is that a reason why you and I should practice cuptivo, for ourselves. bast God sometimes re and desire inust a command woman, bare a beautiful we the captives sceat And among Saints in this Territory wife: The Latter-day command. peats 8 unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy she shall share not because Then thou shalt bring her homo to thine house; and bractise God O commanded it in ancient polygamy; it; not her head, and pare her mails; because not because Moses gave laws to regulate off her, and shall iimes; 1.0 FIRST DAY'S polygamy to dren of Israel in another passage Iarnal. AND thousand. show that Now name BETWEEN to sixteen And a portion certain went of Noah, and the to the days command was given "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed;" yet man who is up the same God commanded Abrabam, that good the to New Testa according yonder in the kingdom of God, and offer him up as ment, to take his son Isaac and slay bim in is one command opposition to a burnt offering. does sometimes give a command Consequently, God another. from the war took at home Those who stayed those in number; who thousand -sixteen Levites, took the remaining the war, including the Israel. of no child, brethren dwell togather, and one of them die, and hare hus shall not marry without unto a strangor: ber the wife of the dead to wifo, and band's brother shall go in unto her, and take hor to bita brother unto her. perform the duty of a husband'a shall succeed in it Abe beareth shall be, that the firstborn which ol' which is dead, that his name be not put out of his brother the If AUG.120, 2 TRIBUNE. be to in the contro Joseph Whether Church of Latter -day dispute. next will he found of the Smith or any other member 3rd verses. •The beginning God; whether the holy Saints has had a revelation from of the word of the Lord by Howea." This was the introduc out to battle against the of Midianites; apocalyptic to John on nation closed by the revelations was They went No canon 1ion donbt he the evi of Hosea as a prophet. brought they took all the women captives, not to he dragged and having Isle of Patmos, that question is smote the men, -even a and in the ofthe of the as prophet: beginning word dence God 15th Commencing at the as you will find in the 9th verse. controversy. Neither the Mormon Bible, nor the into this world, with Hosea, to the he come through must have great point and it may have referred to on this not. We ho the revelations of yesterday or 10nor may verse: The first thing the Book of Covenants, Lord said to him, was take proof. Go taking the to privilege of Bible according does that I believe, but the grand question is, the or any other day; wife of whoredoms." In the third verse it day. unto thee a says: all the alive ?" women And Moses said unto them, Have yo sarod or of referring to the original, pre England, read in Wales, read in Tre King James' translation the counsel of •So and took If Behold. these caused the children of Israel, throngh he went Gomer, the daughter of Diblain." old book. -read in Old the original original. But so far as we can find any trespass against the Lord in the matter of l'eor, such viding Balaam, to commit in our day; if a wan had read in this land of a thing had occurred and Sweden, and come forth, land, read in Norway the congregation of the Lord. this from which was translated, it is not in and thore was a plague among is concerned. the first thing he said, ay a liberty, polygamy? protessing to be a propbet, and -docs that book sanction original The information we have cf the does last existence. to him that he was to propbet. was that the Lord had revealed You will recollect the case of some Midianitish women be We now come to another important word, -namely they were made manuscripts from which this was translated, character, sanction Israel | take a wife of such a what be thought Bible sanction? Sunction! By the we into the of to the law of anu would the term ing brought camp contrary go nsed for amusement, instead of be in the form of kites and of hiin Yet he true prophet. the authority of positive, writ Was this the only wite mean command, consequently God. not being wives: and Israel with them sinned and traug llosea to With many other manu No. The Lord said do held ing preserved. regard to a great take? law. reasonably 08 the law of heaven. and the Lord sent an awful plague or whatever be gressed God commanded ten, divine may scripts, they may, perhaps, agree with the original of King of her friend, yet adulteress" tolera love a woman beloved follows, that vet. to such law. It therefore, their midst for this here all equivalent into transgression. Now, WAS n James' translation. or they not. Wo have testimony 3rd. love a woman, an adulteress, may chapter What. when tion is not. sanction. Municipal Sufferance is not sanction. large number of women saved, and Moses fining they were that in the Encyclopedia Metropolitans had wife of very had character! an•l evidence a Tako wives of legislation is not sanction of pre An historical statement the children of he already bronght into camp, said these had caused a dif. vast number of readings, disgraceful Yet is original manuscripts contain reputation! God commanded this. and not sanction, A faithful narrative of the and he gave kill such Israel to sin; command: "Now, therefore, vailing customs This did not justify any other fering materially one from the other. We have this state. Inu41 ho oheved. prophet sanction. life men is not and example of eminent The re every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that He in so. in doing doing Jeremiah would have been justided ment from some of the hest informed inen, that in several him. all the mission of penalty is not sanction. A providential blessing, by lying with But hath known man women instances it has been stated that there are 30,000 different the: same. But this way a command of God. given to Hosea bestowed with an ulterior purpose, that have not known him, children, man by lying keep• upon general principles for from It was not given us 14 pattern for any other manuscripts which the alone. man to is not sanction. the rowlings of these old original is The only many there of this adequate idea of sanction alive for yourselves ?1' How were grent these over follow after. or for the people of this generation to observe. Bible has been translated. Mon might dispute and positive plainly that they keep alive for themselves? There approbation, expressed, either were to divine company this instance. But. inquires one. does not there Yet it was given readings alt the days of their lives and would be a con as in definite statute or by such forms of confirmation was something very strangein this. Ifthey had caused Israel tho Lord require such characters to be put to' death? You; there are so This, difference of opinion, many of them. clear equivalent. It is in this seuse that sin them or keep alive for them stitute a full and to why spare why them instance. the deviated from this in this it Lord in my estimation, but polygamy. then. is another law regulating, Some selves? That they might have them lawfully. may law: for Ho commanded a holy prophet to go and marry we take the term sanction in the question before us. two Docs the Bible is Does-" them as servants, to have wives. say, not Some might This the law to Israel, ru The next word in the question 19 recalls 1,0) my mind given DECEASED BROTHER'S WIFE. women. MARRIAGE OF as it [the Bible] as polygamy?" by been kept as servants and wives, but sanction which we have would mean 1101 corded in Deuteronomy, where the the law Lord commanded -Israel is; that is, subject but IL S it now law on the of poly of sinning Not f9 it once was, I will now rofer to another there not have been grent danger again that in two now slams. of consanguinity to be broken. You will recollect the Did as a whole. The question is not, Bible taken the same Che gamy. in the 25tb chapter of Deuteronomy, it commences at with so many thousand servants. as they pointed out who should not were different chapters the Lord marry it, at it sanction rather. Does verge: •If brethren dwell is had the the formerly polygamy? but the 5t.h together." Now, who brought into of Tarnel the 25th Bible plague camp of consanguinity; yet in chap. within certain degree women ill and well in this. to refer to the as day, establish approve enough. reading margin. we before? flow Thirty present authorize and many were there of these women? Deuteronomy, Ile commanded who dwell 10- the ter of brethren United Stater. have the privilege of will find in another verse of the same which appealing to it, so you will find in the two thousand, ny you gother, and to 'break that law, was a ins. near kinsmen, Just ny we may sny of the Constitution of the sancti. n it? •If upas you God slavery? but, Does it now margin the worde "'next kinsman," or "brethren". chapter. And these weredivided will also find. tification in not regard the law of consanguinity. not, Did it sanction while the another wife If this word wife' could be translated first is still iving. that perhaps might alter the case, providing it •woman" can he proved that it should be so from the origiunl, which hibit, it does sanction the taking of gives 113 a history polygamists and of the procecdings monogamists called of this Israel, mixed at a race certain of sages I lat time, to quote. and ' ? n P -so in G.. THE A part brethren-or next kinsmen--dwell together-" - { in the latter part of the same chapter, among the children has the right to to alter His commands 103 lie pleases. (to back it 16 known principle af° jurisprulence that if |
